Douluo Continent: Getting Stronger After Heartbreak

Three days later, in the Starry Sky Forest, at the Lake of Life.

Qin Jian stood alone on the surface of the central lake.

A wisp of white mist lingered, like strands of longing, intertwined together.

Memories of Na'er and Gu Yue gradually surfaced in my mind.

That consciousness that had accompanied him for 100,000 years, that little Na'er who protected him, that proud yet adorable girl, were the things he could never let go of in his heart.

The Gu Yue who chose to protect him, the Gu Yue who chose to give up herself, the Gu Yue who chose to disappear and leave—this is the deepest regret in his heart.

Now, he's going to find them all!

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Qin Jian extended his right hand, and the power belonging to Gu Yue and Na'er surged forth, transforming into streams of light that swirled around him.

It is both affection and protection.

"I don't want power..."

"Don't protect..."

"I don't want you to sacrifice yourselves for my sake..."

"I…"

"As long as you... come back..."

He slowly squatted down and clapped his hands on the Lake of Life.

"Buzz!"

The Lake of Life suddenly bursts into fireflies, then gradually fades away.

"Buzzing..."

The next moment, streams of light around him flowed into the lake, emitting countless glowing lights.

Qin Jian returned the bodies, souls, and power belonging to Na'er and Gu Yue to the Lake of Life.

"In the end, only..."

"consciousness."

Qin Jian closed his eyes, and a purple light suddenly enveloped the entire lake.

He uses his own consciousness as a medium to construct a realistic illusion and project his thoughts.

In such a dreamlike state, only an independent consciousness can find itself and regain its senses.

In other words, if he cannot find the consciousness of Na'er and Gu Yue, he himself will not be able to wake up.

Darkness swept in, but he did not hesitate for a moment.

If I can't find you...

Then let us succumb to despair.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Just as Qin Jian's consciousness disappeared, nine beams of light suddenly broke through the air and landed on the shore of the Lake of Life.

"You all sensed it?" Bibi Dong asked, looking at them.

Ning Rongrong said worriedly, "It must be Brother Jian inside. It seems like something is telling me that he needs to be protected."

"That's right, that's how we feel too," Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu said.

Everyone else nodded.

"Protect? How can I protect?"

Qian Renxue frowned as she looked at the enormous illusion before her: "This was created by Qin Jian. Do we have to go inside too?"

"Why would his own illusion be dangerous?" Hu Liena asked curiously.

"Unless he set some condition for himself to be lucid, and he can't get out unless he meets it..." Poseidon speculated.

"You won't be lucid until you find Gu Yuena?!" Bibi Dong blurted out.

The others were startled.

"Whoosh!"

Xiao Wu's figure instantly teleported to the edge of the illusion, and her slender hand pressed down without the slightest hesitation.

With a whoosh, her figure disappeared.

"Xiao Wu!"

Ning Rongrong was startled and rushed forward to check, but when her hand touched the edge of the illusion, she was also absorbed into it.

"Looks like this is how we get in. Let's go," Bibi Dong said, smoothing her hair. "We can't let this idiot man get lost in his own illusion."

As they spoke, the remaining people, without any order or hesitation, all entered the illusion...

"despair."

In the darkness, Qin Jian took his first step.

With a hum, a blue-purple light burst forth from beneath my feet and then vanished.

"Is this... the depths of my consciousness...?"

He tried to reach out his hand, but he couldn't even see his five fingers.

"Tap...tap..."

With each step a streak of purple light, he walked forward slowly but resolutely.

"Little... guy..."

Gradually, faint calls arose out of nowhere.

Qin Jian stopped and looked up: "Gu Yue, is that you?"

"Is it you...is it you...is it..."

It seemed to be in a vast, empty world, with responses coming from all directions, drowning out the murmured calls.

He shut his mouth and took a few more steps.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, a blurry light screen appeared beside me.

"Little guy..."

Gu Yue's blurry figure appeared in the light screen.

"Is some god bullying you...?"

"I'll kill them for you..."

As the light screen disappeared, Qin Jian felt a lump in his throat.

"Buzz".

Another light screen was created.

"Little one, you are my own flesh and blood. If I don't protect you, who will I protect..."

One after another, beams of light appeared.

"Little one, don't be sad. Even if Na'er is gone, I'm still here with you..."

"Little one, I don't understand why I... feel this way about you..."

"Little one, there's another way... I can also give up my own consciousness for you..."

"Little one, find Gu Yuena... We believe in you..."

"Little guy..."

Qin Jian suddenly knelt down with a thud, panting heavily: "Huff... huff..."

In the ten-odd days of Gu Yue's life, she did almost nothing for herself; everything she did was for him!

To restore him, to repel the enemy, to withstand the Asura God, to relinquish consciousness, to perish for him…

Without her, he wouldn't have gotten this far. He might have already been caught in the schemes of the gods, sealed off, and stripped of his laws.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

Suddenly, countless black hands reached out from around him and grabbed Qin Jian's body in circles.

"Stay..."

"Stay with me..."

In that eerie murmur, endless regret overwhelmed him, threatening to plunge him into despair.

Those arms, like the embodiment of negative emotions, were gripping him tightly.

"No…"

Qin Jian struggled to get up, but was dragged roughly into the darkness.

"No…"

"I need to bring them back..."

He slowly got up, struggling forward with difficulty.

"I'm going to bring them back!"

The dark shadows, like an outer garment, gradually peeled away from him.

"I must find them and bring them back!"

With a roar, the entire dark space shattered.

Suddenly, everything opened up before him, and Qin Jian felt dizzy, as if he had fallen from a great height to the ground.

"Um?"

A blinding light suddenly appeared, and he instinctively covered his eyes.

"Qin Jian! Qin Jian!"

A soft, girlish voice sounded from beside them: "Snap out of it, it's your turn to speak!"

It was as if the light and shadow of memories were pulled back, the sounds of wind and birdsong returned to my ears, and a pleasant fragrance of flowers lingered on my nose.

Qin Jian slowly lowered his hand from his eyes, and the sunlight suddenly shone in, making his eyes slightly sting.

The light and shadow before his eyes gradually became clearer, but the scene before him left him in a daze.

On the lush green playground, thousands of students dressed in familiar styles stared at him in surprise, while he stood on the podium with a microphone in front of him.

"Is this... my modern memories from my past life... projected into this illusion...?" he murmured to himself.

"Qin Jian!"

The extremely familiar female voice rang out again beside him, and Qin Jian was suddenly jolted.

He turned his head so fast that he almost twisted his neck.

A pair of pure eyes came into view, and the girl's face was so familiar, so familiar that Qin Jian's lips trembled slightly: "Na...er..."